August 2012
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Quiz: How well do you know DWJ's work? →
Run by The Guardian, and meant for children, but you’ll enjoy it.
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“My dishonesty will be the salvation of me.”
– Howl’s Moving Castle, Diana Wynne Jones (via athousandinkwells)
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Tribute: The Window Seat →
A blogger’s tribute to her top five DWJ books — some surprising choices!
“Hilarity, emotion, romance…this book has it all (which can pretty much be said about every book she’s ever written).”
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Tribute: On The Tough Guide to Fantasyland →
WriterGirl on how much she loves The Tough Guide …
“It navigates you through almost every trope and cliche in the fantasy genre. And it is hilarious. I dare you to read this and not be on the floor gasping for air by the end.”
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Walking on the Edge: Discovering Diana Wynne Jones →
foresthouse:
When I was in 5th grade I read a lot of books. In fact, every year I read a lot of books. But that year in particular, I read just two books that I can place as Books I Read In Fifth Grade specifically, because they stuck with me so much that I can remember exactly when and where I first…
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“Why do I write for children? There is one good reason. I would hope to encourage...”
– Diana Wynne Jones
(16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011)
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“What makes you a real girl or boy is that no one laughs at you. If you are...”
– from Witch Week, by Diana Wynne Jones
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MeeZelv: Diana Wynne Jones: favourite, obviously →
meezelv:
I looked at my shelf as I put Derkholm away - I finished reading it today - and realized I had way more Diana Wynne Jones books than I thought. Twenty books, keeping in mind my Chrestomanci books are three volumes, containing two books each, plus a standalone copy of The Lives of Christopher…
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Tribute: Halfway through Fire and Hemlock
strangestwords:
The first Diana Wynne Jones novel I’ve read since she passed away last year, while I was in the middle of reading Howl’s Moving Castle for the fifth time.
I literally fell to my knees in the bookstore when I spotted Fire and Hemlock, and bought it immediately. I hadn’t started reading it until a few days ago.
Diana’s work still really inspires me to write. I hope I can be as...
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“‘Look here,’ Gerald said, ‘what do you think of Giants?’...”
– from Power of Three, by Diana Wynne Jones
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Persephone Magazine: On Series →
An excellent overview of Diana’s “series” books (excluding Dalemark).
“Jones very rarely writes straight up sequels, follow-ups are more like tangents.”
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The Book Smugglers on A Tale of Time City →
The Book Smugglers — who have celebrated Diana’s books once before — now turn their sights on A Tale of Time City.
“A Tale of Time City is an adventurous, fun time travel story. Everything fits well and events unfold elegantly with twists that come left and right.”
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“Each time I write a book, I try to say something new, with the result that each...”
– Diana Wynne Jones
(From the inside back dust jacket of my ‘Fire and Hemlock’ copy. Also- ain’t that quote just the epitome of DWJ work. Besides her own magical flair- which also changes from book to book!) 